Artem Sazonov
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Corrective labour
- Date of verdict
- 2021-06-16
- Region
- Kursk Oblast
- City
- Kursk
Case summary
Orphan. There is a foster family, but at the time of the prosecution Sazonov lost contact with it. Was under house arrest on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities during a rally on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalny. On 17 June 2021, he was sentenced to a year of correctional labour.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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